News Archive

Black Book catalog now online
September 03, 2010
The 2010 edition of The Black Book Volume 1 is now available online at www.theblackbook.com. The website contains the complete pedigrees of the 1155 yearlings consigned to Harrisburg.   The pedigrees of the yearlings on the site may be accessed by gait, sire, dam, sex, hip no. and consignor.&
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Just call Marohn 'The Godfather'
September 03, 2010
An old proverb says "the best laid plans of mice and men sometimes go awry," and that would be a good way to describe Monticello Raceway’s Godfather Pace which was won for the second consecutive season by Jimmy Marohn.   Though the race was  the eighth and final leg of Monticello Ra
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2,500 miles and counting for Kramer
September 03, 2010
Although his travels over the past seven days admittedly have left him a bit fatigued, Michigan-based horseman Brad Kramer said Thursday night at The Red Mile that there is still plenty of energy left in his tank. Over the past week the 53-year-old Kramer has shuffled back and forth from his home ba
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Forward, Piroski, Wallis receive lengthy ORC suspensions
September 03, 2010
In keeping with the mandate of the Ontario Racing Commission to protect the integrity of racing and maintain the fairness of the sport, the director has ordered the immediate suspension of the licenses of three people: Brad Forward, Gene Piroski and Kevin Wallis. In addition, the director has issued
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BG’s Folly scratched from Cane Pace
September 03, 2010
New Jersey Classic winner BG’s Folly has been scratched sick from the $300,000 Cane Pace set for Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6 at Freehold Raceway. BG’s Folly had drawn post eight in the final, the 10th race on the card. The first also eligible Foreign Officer draws in to replace him. Trained by Tony
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Chapter Seven wins $100,000 NJSS frosh trot at Freehold
September 03, 2010
With his fourth win in four starts coming in the $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stake final for freshman trotting colts, Chapter Seven won’t have to worry about filing chapter 11 anytime soon.   The Windsong’s Legacy colt, trained by Linda Toscano and owned by Richard Gutnick and Gary Cocco, was
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Centaur given more time in Pennsylvania
September 03, 2010
On Friday the Pennsylvania State Harness Racing Commission set deadlines for moving plans for a harness track in the northwestern part of the state forward, although it gave Centaur Inc. more time to find a bidder for its license.   Centaur Inc. has a license to build the track
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Blue Porsche fastest, Tailspinner breaks
September 03, 2010
A trio of $103,673 Champlain Stakes for 2-year-old trotting took place Friday night at Mohawk Racetrack. Many of the colts who participated in tonight's event will be back at Mohawk Racetrack next Saturday night in the William Wellwood Memorial Trot eliminations.   Big Rigs captured the
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Blacktuxwhitesocks takes NYSS in 1:56.4
September 03, 2010
The New York Sire Stakes agenda for the week concluded Friday night, with Yonkers Raceway  hosting the $282,548 event for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters. Four divisions went postward with Blacktuxwhitesocks (Jeff Gregory) making amends a for his mulligan of a few weeks ago. &nb
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Perfect Photo sweeps PA Stallion Series
September 03, 2010
Perfect Photo, with Andy Miller in the sulky, swept The  Pennsylvania Stallion Series, winning the $40,000 championship final for 3-year-old trotting fillies Friday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.   Prior to this win, the SJ’s Photo filly had won three divisions of The St
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OSS Gold for Mach Dreamer
September 03, 2010
In what has become a familiar scene in recent weeks at Mohawk Racetrack, Mach Dreamer came storming from off the pace to capture Friday night’s $130,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final for three-year-old colt pacers in 1:51.4 over a sloppy Campbellville oval.   The race set up perfectly for t
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Tuesdays With Mom 1:55.1 NYSS winner
September 03, 2010
Tuesdays With Mom turned in a sparkling performance on Friday night at Tioga Downs in the final division of the New York Sire Stakes for 3-year old filly trotters.   Driver Jim Morrill Jr. sent the 3-year old daughter of Credit Winner-Prince Deanna to the front through an opening qu
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